sábado, julho 13, 2013

[Europe]TGEU Statement on Transgender Arrests to improve image of Thessaloniki
Greek Minister Citizen Protection Dendias (photo) justified recent systematic police harassment of transgender women in Thessaloniki as an action to “improve the image” of city areas. In a reply to questions from three parliamentarians he wrote the aim of the “Special Operational Action Plan” is to “tackle, among others, prostitution and exploitation of the sexual life of socially and economically vulnerable individuals, to enhance citizens’ feeling of safety and to improve the image of the abovementioned areas”.

[PA, USA] Jacket still at issue in Morris case
If federal officials agree to investigate the Nizah Morris case, a key issue in dispute is whether police put a jacket over Morris’ face as she clung to life with a fractured skull.

[PA, USA] Victims of the night: Stories of trans sex workers
Chantal,* Eva* and I are sitting in a taqueria in Kensington. We’re celebrating Eva getting a job in a nail salon, a job she was literally desperate for and is excited to have. Eva has been struggling to get out of sex work for “three long years. Feels like so much longer, you know?”